On July 31, 2013 I finally got to live my dream. For the past four years, I’ve been trying extremely hard to be the OLLG. After several failed attempts and let downs over the years, I decided to write a letter to Scooter. Scooter got my letter and read it when my friend gave it to him, and he tweeted me. Months went by and still no word from Scooter. I honestly was on the verge of giving up, but something kept telling me I had come too far to just stop now. Since everyone knows how long I’ve been trying and how dedicated I’ve been to trying to make it happen, people tweeted the crew #MakeLaurOLLG #ScooterRememberLauren a few days prior to the show and the day of the show. I got to the venue and had a piece of paper with my info on it, hoping to see Scooter and remind him of who I was. Before the show started, I got a tweet from Jenn Laski saying, “I want to say hi to you, where are u?” She came over and introduced herself and told me she saw all of the tweets from everyone and didn’t want people to think she was ignoring them. She asked me some questions and told me she would be back later to give me a t-shirt or something. I was freaaaaaking out. I didn’t know if I was OLLG or not, but I was beyond happy that she saw the tweets and acknowledged me. Then Justin came onstage and was doing an amazing job (as usual). Midway through “Beauty and a Beat,” I felt someone’s hand on my shoulder. My whole body froze, as I turned to see Jen standing right behind me with a giant smile on her face, asking me the words I’ve dreamt about hearing a million times – “So, how would you like to be the One Less Lonely Girl?” I was in shock. I can’t even explain how I was feeling, I really didn’t know if it was really happening. I was like, “Oh my god, oh my god, are you joking? YES,” and then Jenn took my hand and led me to the backstage entrance. I couldn’t say anything other than, “Oh my GOD. I can’t believe this right now I’m dreaming thank you so much.” I was just so happy and shocked. It was like my life was being put together, I was about to feel complete. Jenn told me she saw all the tweets, as did Alfredo and Scooter. When I got backstage, Kenny goes “Are you Lauren?” and I was shaking and nodding my head trying to take it all in. I then got led to behind the stage and saw Scooter, who told me he remembered my letter. I was escorted onto the stage directly behind the curtain, waiting for my cue. “I can fix up your broken heart….” - those lyrics that used to haunt me, that used to be the reason I would be in tears, were finally leading up to ME. Walking onto the stage, Justin was walking towards me. It was like everything else just stopped. Justin took my hand, put the crown on my head, and was singing to me, inches away from my face. Looking into his beautiful eyes, it felt like it was just Justin and I. It was surreal. It was really happening. He even put his face out so I could kiss him on the cheek! Then he asked for my name, took my hand, and led me backstage. He had to go right away to change for the next song, so I walked back down to see Scooter to get my phone from him. I couldn’t even get words out, I literally thought I was dreaming. The moment I dreamt about for years, that I worked so hard for and which seemed impossible, happened. I was on cloud nine. I still am in shock that it actually happened. It was the best day of my entire life and I don’t think there will ever be a moment that could top that one. My dream came true. I will never be able to thank Scooter and Jenn enough, and of course everyone who had helped me throughout the years and believed that this could happen. I can never put into words how much this experience meant to me; it was magical and I can’t believe it actually happened. Dreams can come true, and they do come true. I promise. -@xolaurenemily Video of Justin singing to Lauren